Archive: People and Markets

Precious Metals Future Forum 2025: Between Geopolitical Uncertainty and Digital Transformation

3. April 2025

The inaugural Precious Metals Future Forum in Frankfurt has highlighted how profoundly the precious metals industry is undergoing change – economically, geopolitically, and technologically.

One of the coins seized during the police’s Operation Fantail. (Courtesy of Durham Constabulary.) Next to it, a passage from the biography of Alfred the Great written by Asser. The coin presents the prominent 9th-century ruler in a whole new light.

How Two Fraudsters Almost Changed England’s History

14. September 2023

Two English metal detectorists attempted to sell off some illegally excavated coins. In a police operation straight out of a movie, the pair were caught and have now been sentenced. The seized coins present England’s King Alfred the Great in a totally different light.

Numismatica Centroeuropaea Conference in Legnica

8. May 2025

On 16-19 September 2025, the eighth Numismatica Centroeuropaea Conference will take Place in Legnica, Poland. The topic is “Money of the Dynasties.” A dedicated webpage with up-to-date information on the conference is now available.

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Launches Coin Resource Center

26. October 2023

Stack’s Bowers Galleries announced the launch of their Coin Resource Center. The new website is a detailed reference guide for all U.S. coins with historical backgrounds of each U.S. Mint and insightful Collector Guides.

Archive: Coins, Medals and more

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Regensburg: Where the Emperor and the Empire Met

14. March 2024

Only a few German cities issued as magnificent early modern coins as Regensburg. And there is a good reason for this – gold and heavy silver coins in particular were in high demand in this city. Not for trading purposes but for representation. After all, the Perpetual Diet of the Holy Roman Empire sat in Regensburg. Read here how it worked and what role coins played in this event.